# RHSA-2026:6036: Security update for 12 packages

RHSA-2026:6036, released April 15, 2026, fixes 3 CVEs across 12 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-6036
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Apr 15, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2025-38180, high severity)
- CVEs: 3, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6036

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [kernel-rt](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.115.1.rt7.456.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-core.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.115.1.rt7.456.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-debug](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.115.1.rt7.456.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-core](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-core.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.115.1.rt7.456.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.115.1.rt7.456.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-kvm](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-kvm.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.115.1.rt7.456.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-modules.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.115.1.rt7.456.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.115.1.rt7.456.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.115.1.rt7.456.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-kvm](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-kvm.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.115.1.rt7.456.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-modules](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-modules.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.115.1.rt7.456.el8_10 |
| [kernel-rt-modules-extra](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/kernel-rt-modules-extra.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:4.18.0-553.115.1.rt7.456.el8_10 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-38180](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-38180.md) | High | net: atm: fix /proc/net/atm/lec handling | 7.8 | 0.0021 |  |
| [CVE-2026-23209](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-23209.md) | High | bpftool: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: L... | 7.8 | 0.0018 |  |
| [CVE-2026-23204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-23204.md) | High | kernel-core: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system.  Security Fix(es):  * kernel: L... | 8.1 | 0.0015 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo